SOAP? Getting information from a C# windows service to a Web service or WCF Service

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I would like to know if it is possible to transfer data from a windows service to either a web service or a wcf service. I have read different article that lead me to think that this might could be done using SOAP. I have never attempted to make 2 applications communicate before so any help is appreciated. Thanks in Advance.

C# console app....

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Web;
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels;
using System.Net;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Configuration.Assemblies;



namespace Soap_Test
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string name = "Dustin";

            Aim.NameRequest request = new Aim.NameRequest();
            Aim.ServiceSoapClient serv = new Aim.ServiceSoapClient();

            Aim.NameResponse test = serv.Name(request);

            return name(test);
           
        }
      

        }
    }

Wcf Service

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;

[WebService(Namespace = "http://aim.oscautomation.com")]
[WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
// To allow this Web Service to be called from script, using ASP.NET AJAX, uncomment the following line. 
// [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService]

public class Service : System.Web.Services.WebService
{
    public Service () {

        //Uncomment the following line if using designed components 
        //InitializeComponent(); 
    }

    [WebMethod]
    public string HelloWorld() {
        return "Hello World";
    }
        
        [WebMethod]
        public string Name()  {      
            return "Name";
        }
    }

Still not completely understanding the whole request part of everything. Thank you so far for your help. Please let me know what I am missing.

Posted 19-Apr-13 4:20am

Dustin Prevatt

Updated 19-Apr-13 7:59am

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ZurdoDev 19-Apr-13 12:12pm

Yes, you can connect a windows service to a webservice. In fact a console app, windows forms app, web app, just about anything can call a webservice.

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José Amílcar Casimiro · Answer 1 · 2013-04-19T06:12:00

Solution 1

Hello,

You can add a reference to the wcf services from the windows service.
If you're using Visual Studio you can abstract from SOAP protocol, because everything is set for you.

Good luck!

Posted 19-Apr-13 6:12am

José Amílcar Casimiro

shadowrad · Answer 2 · 2013-04-19T06:34:00

once you have your service up you can create a project (it could be a web API) that calls it and then send it in REST

If you go for the webApi
add the service to your project, and in the controller inside the method do this:

C#

yourService.yourMethodRequest request = new yourService.yourMethodRequest();
           yourService.ServiceClient serv = new yourService.ServiceClient();

            yourService.yourMethodResponse test = serv.yourMethod(request);

           return View(test);

This will return it like json or XML to be call in REST

if you want to go for the WCF solution read this Reusing WCF Service Across Several Applications using Different Bindings[^]

Hope it helps